Sheltering from a gathering storm: Temperature resilience in Pakistan

This case study focuses on key issues related to temperature in Pakistan, and provides insights into the economic and nonfinancial returns of adaptive, resilient shelter designs that take into consideration hazards such as typhoons, flooding, and temperature increases. ​

Key points include: ​

• Climate change will seriously impact urban areas in Pakistan.
• Increases in the temperature minimums and heat index need greater attention.
• The T-min is the most important variable for shelter design.
• Heat impacts vary by gender and occupation.
• Temperature increases will make cities unaffordable for the poor.
• New T-min heat reduction measures are needed.
• Several passive technologies for heat reduction have been proven effective.